Impossible! Why are they attacking now?! We should still have ti before that happened!
Aur screams and weaves complex signs with his hands.
When it ca to the people granted with the Keys to enter the Dungeon, Aur was also able to check their exact position and state. But the result that he witnessed made him bite his lips in silence.
They were now in the Forest Dungeon. The place that should be under Sofias direct protection.
But their hearts were not beating.
Not just Mios. Ellens. Celes. The monsters they passed by not that long ago were also dead.
Sofia! Hurry up and inform Lilu, Yunis, Spina, Tatsuki and Tena of what happened here!
O-Okay!
He commanded Sofia to do so while he gritted his teeth down to suppress his own emotions. In the anti, hell have to take these guys on by himself.
To be honest, he did not truly believed Tenas prophecy that the enemy would attack them in the spring. Of course he considered the possibility, but he didnt want to truly believe it. And even if it did happened, he believed that hed be able to avoid such a crisis without any casualties.
I will go and get Tena. Itll be faster that way.
Please do it.
Sakuya then disappeared to fetch Tena. Soon after that, the green magic circle on the ground began to emit light again.
Mio?
But when Aur turned around, he was surrounded by a wall of light.
Truly a fool, you are
But the one to erge from it was a purple-haired woman that he didnt even know. It was a beautiful figure clad in heavy white clothing made of fur, just like the others.
I realize that I am intruding, but I hope youll forgive my bad manners.
No, now that he had a closer look at her, this was surely the woman form the vision that Sofia had a while ago.
Trying to remain undetected, Aur slowly brought his hand to the wall of the Dungeon. But before he could complete his action, he was surrounded by a feeling as if a million needles pierced his whole body.
It was ice. He was surrounded by ice.
Just who are you?
Aur had absolute confidence in his Key chanic.
It was a fine and foolproof system that was visible only to Aur, and he was the only one who could interact with it.
And even if by so miracle soone was able to interact with it, there was no way to duplicate it.
Only the ones who were bestowed with the Keys were able to use the dedicated magic circles. Even if intruders threatened them and rode the circle with them, only the Holders of the Keys would be transported to the right destination. Therefore it was impossible for that woman to be in front of him right now.
I am Zana, the Ice Queen. Pleased to make your acquaintance. And you are?
ow.
What was that? Speak louder so I can hear you.
The woman who called herself Zana took a step closer towards Aur to hear what he was saying.
NOW!
When Aur shouted that, the roots and branches restrained Zana, and Yunis in her spirit form pierced her chest with her sword.
Am I to assu that youre not going to tell your na?
Impossible!
Yunis opened her eyes wide in surprise.
It was a perfect surprise attack. A perfect blow that shouldnt be avoided by any ans.
But even when her attack connected, the blade of her sword was encapsulated in ice, and there was not even a scratch or a drop of blood from her wound.
I am sorry. I really dont want to do this, but youre leaving with no choice.
She glanced at her soldiers. They approached them and dropped Mios body at her feet.
I know that its not very persuasive, but Ill ask it anyway: wont you surrender to and obey my orders?
She asked as she sunk the sword made of ice into Mios body.
Ahhh, this tea is really delicious. Thank you kindly for preparing it.
Dont ntion it.
Lilu walked to the table Zana was sitting at and served her tea with elegant movents.
Now then, I have already disclosed my na, so I think that it is only a common courtesy that you tell, yours now.
Such impudence. You want to tell you my na, while you refuse to say how exactly did you managed to invade my territory?
I realize that you must perceive it in such a way but I really dont know. I didnt do anything unusual to get here.
And she frowned her brows as if she was trying to rember if there was really sothing else to it.
Then tell you dont know what the sun is.
Co again?
Just say it.
I. dont know what the sun is?
Zana said so, looking quite confused. Aur glanced at Lilu who was standing behind her and watched her closely, and she nodded only once. It was a sign that she saw through that lie just now, and that her previous statent was true.
Aur, the Demon Lord.
Thank you, mister Aur.
When Aur told her his na, she laughed in an overly friendly manner, as if she t a friend whom she did not see for a very long ti. Even though she managed to overwhelm him in an instant, there was no signs of hostility in that laughter of hers.
As I said before, I ca here to forge an alliance with you.
So nowadays surrendering oneself to soone is considered an alliance? Good to know.
Ekhem. As a queen of the Ice Nation of Himuro, Id like to request your humble assistance is defeating the Sand Nation of the desert of Sahara.
And just like that, they moved from casual matters discussed at lunch to the serious matters.
The reason I did what I did was because I really want to secure your cooperation with this matter, and based on the stories Ive heard about you, you wouldnt have even listened to unless I used force. Thats why I had to use my best hand to show you how serious I was.
Best hand, huh?
Aur looked Zana in the eyes, unable to hide his displeasure.
So far Tenas prediction ca true, and it was obvious that right now he was unable to do a thing against her.
That is why those girls that were with you are not dead. They are only kept in a state of criostasis with my ice powers, so theres no reason for you to be afraid about their lives.
Of course. Otherwise you could forget about any kind of cooperation from .
Aur nodded with a shrewd face, but his mind was working on full throttle.
It was really a relief that Mio and the others werent dead, but just in case sothing went very south he made sure that his soul was not in his main body so he could be revived should the need arise.
If I may ask, why do you want to forge an alliance with if you have such a great power at your disposal?
Because I cannot win with them alone.
Her reply was short and honest.
I tried to do that before, but no matter how many attempts Ive made, I was unable to win against the desert dwellers.
Her eyes shone with a sharp light as she looked at Aur again.
That was a nice try, but did you really thought that I wouldnt notice?
What did you say?
She then put out her tongue and spit a small crystal on the table. That was the poison that he ordered Lilu to add the tea.
Ah, dont bother with quarters for my soldiers, I will send them back. Room for alone is enough.
She then aid the teacup at Lilu and asked:
Could I ask for another cup? Possibly without poison this ti.
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